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Concho Resources Founding Board Member Resigns
Concho Resources Inc. (NYSE:CXO) announced that W. Howard Keenan, Jr., a member of the Company's Board of Directors ("Board") since its formation, has resigned from the Board and all its committees. The Company intends to confer the honorary title of "Founding Director" on Mr. Keenan in recognition of his service and contributions to the Company.Timothy A. Leach, the Company's Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, commented, "I would like to thank Howard personally and on behalf of Concho for his long-standing service to our company. Howard helped build and guide Concho from its infancy into a large, widely-held public company and for that we are immensely grateful."
W. Howard Keenan, Jr. commented, "Concho has been one of my proudest professional accomplishments and one of…
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